Make your family an
international one – host an AFS international exchange student! Jianan, who
goes by “Vera” from China is a student at Prior Lake HS this year, and for a
variety of reasons (none related to Vera) her host family isn’t able to
continue hosting her much longer. Vera is very interested in dance, and at home
in China she’s a part of a traditional Chinese dance club. She also love
swimming, singing, and reading.
Vera is really enjoying being
a student at Prior Lake HS this year, and we’d love to find a Prior Lake family
to continue hosting her so she won’t need to change schools! She will be in
Minnesota until the end of June, and we are looking for a host family to host
her beginning December 19th. Host families can sign up to host her
for the rest of her exchange program, or sign up to help out temporarily.
AFS host families come in all
shapes and sizes – single parents, single adults with no kids, two-parent
families, and LGBT families are all welcome! Host families are
responsible for providing the exchange student with the following:
1.
3 meals a day
2.
His or her
own bed (students can share a bedroom with one host sibling of the same gender)
3.
Transportation
to-and-from school (this can be a school bus, carpool, or if you’re close
enough, walking!)
4.
An American
experience!
Hosting Vera is a unique
opportunity that can give your family a chance to learn more about life in
China. It’s also a chance for you to share your favorite things about Minnesota
with an international teenager! Many host families stay in contact with their
exchange students for years after the exchange year is complete and truly come
to think of their student as a member of the family.
If you’re interested, or
would like more information, contact Emily Turner (AFS field staff in the Twin
Cities) at eturner@afsusa.org or 612-219-6041.
